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Considering your occupation she’s not so much Garbo as BauDOT.
(I didn’t know, before a bit of googling, that the original is really “I want to be let alone.” Sigh. Are there no illusions I may continue to hold? 🙂 )
I wish Dot all the privacy in the world until mealtime, that wonderful time at which all cats in a household become friends out of necessity for a short while.
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I bet she’s relieved that such an inaccessible place exists.. Kids…Tch!
Perhaps that happens at Stella’s, Steve, but there are several bowls and dishes involved in eating around here, and woe unto the kitten who hasn’t figured out where it is welcome.
Actually, Jams, the “kids” have perceived that Dot is not their friend, but their mother has never figured that out. Dot is the alpha and has little patience when somecat forgets it.
Dot MUST tell me her secret for escaping younger felines! I’m tormented endlessly by the stoopid cowcat my beans brought home. You look lovely, Darling Dot.
when the first batch of kittens became truly mobile, curmudgeon cat lived on top of the refrigerator for two weeks. he’s about got them whipped into shape, and the new ones are still small enough that he can still pretend they don’t exist.
for now.
Bonnie, It’s the old standby – the quick left paw to the ear and a stone stupid brother who thinks that kittens are cute. Of course a fortified location that can’t not be reached in a single jump is a good fall back position.
I wish the curmudgeon luck, Hipparchia, because all too soon the older siblings will be looking for an escape from the younger and the fridge may get crowded.
Bryan, you’re right of course.
In Stella’s household, there are two cats and two food bowls. The rules are simple: first, Samantha eats as much as she wants from either or both bowls, nudging Tabitha aside if necessary; then Tabitha may eat from her bowl, but not from Samantha’s bowl. Despite best efforts to slow her down, Samantha also snacks a lot… any time a human walks in the general direction of the kitchen (where the bowls are), Samantha runs in front and has another snack. Hair may conceal the difference in photos, but Samantha is almost twice as massive as Tabitha.
Tabitha gets better-tasting treats, though, because they contain her medication and are fed to her by hand, to make sure she gets them. She rarely refuses; they must taste good. Yes, we’re careful to give Samantha conventional treats at the same time… no need in provoking jealousy needlessly.
i’ve generally found the number of food bowls to be less important than the number of litter boxes.
Steve, Sox eats anything that’s left, but only after Dot has left the area. Ringo and family haven’t established their druthers, but it will come.
Hipparchia, the only problem I have in that area is the stupid tin foil training box that I can’t get rid of because the kittens use it on the spot it is on when I take it away.
Dot is one smart cat. She can nap without having to keep an eye open.
i’ve always moved the litter boxes around, so mostly the cats follow them wherever i put them. i did recently make the mistake of cutting back on the number of boxes though, and now i’m having similar troubles.
i’ve read that for the problem you’ve got, you can sometimes cover that spot in the floor with something, set the litter box beside it, and slowly, day-by-day, move the litter box from where it was to where you want it to be.
i’ve also read that ideally you should have one more litter box than you have cats, but four [maybe five] litter boxes just about covers all the spare floor space here.
oh and thanks for the reminder. note to self: buy kitten litter pans.